Books like The Princess and the Goblin
12 books with a reading profile close to The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald. Clear-cut; an easy read.
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Elektra
narrative, classic literature
Jennifer Saint’s Greek myth retelling follows the intersecting lives of three women during the Trojan War.
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Clytemnestra
Also clear-cut · narrative, classic literature
Born as a Spartan princess and sister to Helen, Clytemnestra navigates a world where men settle disputes through conquest and blood.
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The Last Battle (adult)
by C. S. Lewis
narrative, classic literature
In the final chapter of the Chronicles of Narnia, a clever ape named Shift manipulates a simple donkey into impersonating the Great Lion, Aslan.
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4
Tom's Midnight Garden
narrative, classic literature
When Tom Long is sent to quarantine at his aunt and uncle’s apartment, he expects a dull summer confined to a house with no yard.
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5
The Brothers Lionheart
narrative, classic literature
Ten-year-old Karl Lejon, nicknamed Rusky, is a sickly boy who fears his imminent death.
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Boxen
by C. S. Lewis
narrative, classic literature
Boxen preserves the childhood writings and drawings of C.
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Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales
narrative, classic literature
This collection of stories centers on inanimate objects and social outcasts who navigate cruel social hierarchies and sudden changes in fortune.
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The Return of the King
narrative, classic literature
In the final installment of the trilogy, the narrative follows Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee as they navigate the volcanic wasteland of Mordor to destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom.
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9
She
by H. Rider Haggard, 殷雄
narrative, classic literature
Horace Holly and his ward Leo Vincey travel to East Africa following a legacy left by Leo’s ancestors.
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10
Ariadne
narrative, classic literature
Ariadne, Princess of Crete, grows up in a palace defined by the heavy breathing of the Minotaur, her brother imprisoned within the Labyrinth.
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
narrative, classic literature
Four siblings—Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie—are evacuated from London during the Blitz to a country manor.
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Prince Caspian
Also clear-cut · narrative, classic literature
Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie return to Narnia centuries after their reign as kings and queens, finding the land under the occupation of the Telmarines.
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